A brand new appendix by Oscar Garcia-Prada graces this third edition of a classic work. In developing the tools necessary for the study of complex manifolds, this comprehensive, well-organized treatment presents in its opening chapters a detailed survey of recent progress in four areas: geometry (manifolds with vector bundles), algebraic topology, differential geometry, and partial differential equations. Subsequent chapters then develop such topics as Hermitian exterior algebra and the Hodge *-operator. The text moves on to cover harmonic theory on compact manifolds, differential operators on a Kahler manifold, and the Hodge decomposition theorem on compact Kahler manifolds. Wells's superb analysis also gives details of the Hodge-Riemann bilinear relations on Kahler manifolds, Griffiths's period mapping, quadratic transformations, and Kodaira's vanishing and embedding theorems. Oscar Garcia-Prada's appendix gives an overview of the developments in the field during the decades sincethe book appeared.

Presents a concise introduction to the basics of analysis and geometry on compact complex manifolds Provides tools which are the building blocks of many mathematical developments over the past 30 years The new edition contains a 40 page appendix which updates the text for the modern reader Includes exercises and examples which are ideal for use in a classroom setting

Inhalt
Manifolds and Vector Bundles.- Sheaf Theory.- Differential Geometry.- Elliptic Operator Theory.- Compact Complex Manifolds.- Kodaira's Projective Embedding Theorem.